Total Deaths and Leading Cause of Death by Age Group
Source: Department of Health
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| TOTAL DEATHS BY SELECTED AGE GROUPS WITH THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH |
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| Calendar Year | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Number | Rank | Number | Rank | Number | Rank | Number | Rank | |||
| Total Under 1 Year | 447 | 451 | 420 | 406 | ||||||
| Congenital Malformations | 116 | 1 | 120 | 1 | 113 | 1 | 120 | 1 | ||
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 48 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 53 | 2 | ||
| Short Gestation & Low Birth Weight | 61 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Accidents | 15 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 5 | ||
| Maternal Complications of Pregnancy | 26 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Placenta & Cord Complications | 23 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 4 | *1 | *1 | ||
| Total 1-14 | 218 | 176 | 180 | 165 | ||||||
| Accidents | 75 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 67 | 1 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 34 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Congenital Anomalies | 17 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Homicide | 13 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Influenza and Pneumonia | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Diseases of Heart | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | *1 | *1 | ||
| Suicide | 6 | 6 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | ||
| Total 15-24 | 564 | 601 | 599 | 644 | ||||||
| Accidents | 246 | 1 | 294 | 1 | 275 | 1 | 319 | 1 | ||
| Suicide | 100 | 2 | 102 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 115 | 2 | ||
| Homicide | 49 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 56 | 3 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 41 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Diseases of Heart | 18 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 5 | ||
| Total 25-44 | 2,231 | 2,161 | 2,129 | 2,089 | ||||||
| Accidents | 574 | 1 | 564 | 1 | 620 | 1 | 603 | 1 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 339 | 2 | 338 | 2 | 303 | 2 | 334 | 2 | ||
| Suicide | 294 | 3 | 301 | 3 | 263 | 3 | 239 | 3 | ||
| Diseases of Heart | 265 | 4 | 221 | 4 | 211 | 4 | 236 | 4 | ||
| Homicide | 89 | 5 | 88 | 5 | 98 | 5 | 92 | 5 | ||
| HIV | 89 | 5 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *1 | ||
| Total 45-64 | 8,076 | 8,207 | 8,531 | 8,708 | ||||||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 2,807 | 1 | 2,844 | 1 | 2,894 | 1 | 2,964 | 1 | ||
| Diseases of Heart | 1,654 | 2 | 1,611 | 2 | 1,612 | 2 | 1,586 | 2 | ||
| Accidents | 560 | 3 | 640 | 3 | 704 | 3 | 779 | 3 | ||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 335 | 4 | 343 | 4 | 352 | 4 | 343 | 4 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 334 | 5 | 343 | 4 | 337 | 5 | 341 | 5 | ||
| Total 65 & Over | 34,269 | 33,107 | 34,156 | 33,865 | ||||||
| Diseases of Heart | 9,199 | 1 | 8,765 | 1 | 9,063 | 1 | 8,713 | 1 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 7,820 | 2 | 7,723 | 2 | 7,744 | 2 | 7,638 | 2 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 3,203 | 3 | 2,896 | 3 | 2,578 | 3 | 2,395 | 4 | ||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 2,296 | 5 | 2,177 | 5 | 2,318 | 4 | 2,290 | 5 | ||
| Alzheimer's Disease | 2,360 | 4 | 2,206 | 4 | 2,283 | 5 | 2,434 | 3 | ||
1These causes of death do not rank in the top 5 leading causes for these years.
Note: Leading cause of death rankings based on criteria set by the National Center for Health Statistics; figures in previous Data Books were based on state-developed ranking criteria that are no longer used.
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